Friday, June 20, 2008

Economist: Most Canadians "Better Off" Under Liberal Plan

Quite a contrast, to the "better store up on canned goods" mentality of the Conservative HOWLERS, spewing their bombastic nonsense everywhere. Don Drummond today, the economist previously hired by this government, because he is so "highly regarded". "Better off"? The horror:

Economist gives thumbs up to Dion's green plan

A prominent Canadian economist says Stephane Dion's "Green Shift" carbon tax plan is "a good start" that will leave the general Canadian taxpayer "better off."

"The idea itself is very sensible," Don Drummond, the chief economist at TD Bank, told CTV's Canada AM on Friday.

Drummond said that "in most cases" the average Canadian will "be better off" because of income tax breaks and additional federal benefits included in the plan. He also noted that the Liberal plan also addresses a "bizarre situation" on energy taxes.

"We have a fairly stiff tax on gasoline. We have a lower level tax on aviation and diesel. But we have no tax of other pollutants from energy (such as coal). So, it levels the playing field," he said.

Joseph, I agree. Harper had better bring something else to the table, because his wild accusations have no external backing. As this debate proceeds, these guys risk being entirely marginalized as the "cry wolf" crowd, while serious people, debate serious matters. However, this might be all they have, fear mongering, because they certainly can't offer their plan as a credible alternative.

Harper sounds like an opposition leader in reactionary mode, amazing to see this dynamic.

"The answer is Robert Stanfield when he proposed wage and price controls in 1974 - he lost."

Anon:Dude, you need to get some facts before you try & shine that turd! - I'm just way too EFFing old, too much of a sophomoric partizan & remember that election way too clearly for that CRAP to pass muster.

Bob Underpants was pull'n this Wage & Price stuff from this DRAWERS. There were no NGO's calling for his policies, no united nations conferences that had the world's attention & no ground swell of Tim & Tina Hortons look'n for this policy for the sake of future generations. (Tim, playing for the Sabers! had just died in a crash that year) Economists were divided on the way forward. It was Willy Brant brow beating PET up at a G7 meeting that made PET (the economist) change his mind more than a year later that brought in W&P. Cripes EFFING Jerry Ford had a button WIN (Wip Inflation Now) - that EVERYBODY mocked!

Dude, M. Dion may not be a Trudeau or an Obama, he may not win the next election, but Bob-EFFing-Underpants or Jerry-fall-down-a-ladder-FORD he is not! Nor is he a crass, small minded DICK like the present PM.

So do me a fave. go back under the Crack Rock or OIL COMPANY Smudge on the Ditto heads web site & spread your uniformed anti-intellectual guff there!

Annon:"Someone asked for an example of a leader of the opposition putting forward a drastic policyinitiative in Canada -" Guess you forgot Mike Harris & the ironically & oxymoronically named "Common Sense Revolution".